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PZelda · 01-12-2007, 01:36 AM

So.

I'm having my wisdom teeth surgery next Friday -- that's 19 January 2007, BTW.

I'm actually looking forward to it. I'm not nervous AT ALL. It was a very long time in coming for me, as I have been dealing with constant on-and-off pain associated with my wisdom teeth since the first pair [on my left side] started growing in, back in late 2001. The other two eventually came in, too- the third tooth finished coming in when I was 18, at the end of 2003. The final one FINALLY showed its [s]face[/s] tooth right before I left for NYC in the spring of last year.

I was pretty fortunate - none of my wisdoms are impacted, they didn't come in sideways, etc. They *LOOK* straight if you look into my mouth, but the roots are pretty ****ed up. The root of my bottom left tooth is SEVERELY crooked (luckily, they're pointing AWAY from the molar in front of it, according to my teeth X-rays), and the other three are crooked too but not as bad as that one tooth in question. Still, though, they have to come out and I want them to come out. Stupid constant pain. Ugh.

Anyway, they will be sedating me via IV for the half-hour procedure, and I'm going to have to stay at the surgery place for a bit after the surgery to recover, get painkillers, etc. before they send me home. I'm also going to need round-the-clock supervision to make sure nothing bad happens to me.

So, I'm wondering -- for these of you who have had your wisdoms pulled, I would like to hear about it. How bad were your wisdoms before they were pulled? What method was used? How did you recover from it? (fairly painlessly- didn't need to use many painkillers... Or, BY GOD, GIVE ME THE DAMN VICODIN!!!! I'M IN PAIN!!!!! etc) Anything else? Oh yeah, and how do YOU feel now that you don't have 'em? I"m looking forward to finally having more space in my mouth again- it is too damn crowded in there and I have a hard time already opening my mouth alllll the way to brush these little buggers. Again, I'm not nervous. It's time for a half-decade of tooth trouble to come to a close.

Lex Luthor · 01-12-2007, 02:05 AM

I had mine individually done and only local anesthestic, it was not pleasant hearing the cracking noises but if you are out then should not be a problem.

Biggest thing is afterward no smoking or sucking through straws as it will pull out the blood clot and you will get dry socket. Dry socket is horrid, breathing cold air hurts because your nerves are exposed without the clot.

You will be a little sore and swollen but my boss just had his done (all 4) and still managed to show up that evening for a hockey game (watching). I think you will be fine, and remember that the painkillers REALLY kick in after a Guiness lol

dawsongirl · 01-12-2007, 02:05 AM

Mine were fine, but they were sideways according to the x-rays, so my dentist just said pull them before they start coming in. My parents spent too much money on braces for those worthless teeth to come in and screw everything up.

I had all 4 yanked at the same time. I went under, and when I woke up I had no idea where I was and I cried all the way home for no reason. lol The pain was pretty annoying. 4 Advil pain (the Tylenol w/ Codiene they gave me made me sick). The worst part I think was the after...having to stick gauze and tea bags in your mouth all the time...dry sockets...rincing your mouth with some stuff that if you used it too much it turned your teeth yellow...AND NOT BEING ABLE TO EAT ANYTHING SOLID. I was so sick of milkshakes and jello.

Br26 · 01-12-2007, 02:13 AM

A long time ago I had to have some teeth removed so I could fit into braces. I got the surgery done (I remember it being on October 13th..really unlucky). I also had to be put on an IV- something I have never done before. I was really nervous because I didnt like needles..I got through it, and the whole procedure actually just took about 15 minutes. They told me that I might not need to have my wisdom teeth removed, and at 19 I can feel them growing, but I don't have any pain right now.

Jrnygrl · 01-12-2007, 02:36 AM

Had it done about 5 years ago, mine was like yours roots all screwy, but I had no problems after, didn't need the codine he prescribed. Like someone said the worst part is hearing them work on it, they had to use a mallet to crack mine a little.

AKA · 01-12-2007, 02:58 AM

I know you remember this, but this thread is a good chronicle of what I went through.

sara · 01-12-2007, 03:05 AM

Only one of my wisdom teeth ever came in, it was inpacted though. I didn't have an IV just a shot of novacain, I was really sore when that wore off. They gave me codine but it made me sick and kinda loopy so after the first day I just took advil. I was lucky, both of my brothers had all 4 of their wisdom teeth impacted. They were both totally knocked out for that.

gilligan fanatic · 01-12-2007, 10:59 AM

I had my out three years ago. I was in no pain at all. I took to many pain killers though and I slept for about three days after though. I would sleep for about ten hours wake up and eat soup and go back to sleep. The next week though I couldn't sleep because of how much I had the week before.

MsOrange · 01-12-2007, 11:38 AM

I had mine cut, not pulled, so they put me to sleep. BEST SLEEP I'VE EVER GOTTEN IN MY LIFE! I was completely drugged out, and Jonathan said when I woke up, I tried to put the moves on him right there in the recovery room. He said he had to hold my arms down, cause I kept trying to get up and "rape him"

. Of course, I remember this only vaguley. It was kind of like an out-of-body experience for me. I saw myself acting like this, but couldn't stop myself. The pain medicine they gave me was fabulous too!

I sound like a druggy,

The only real pain is afterwards, like the 2nd or 3rd day was the worse. And it's more of an uncomfortable soreness. Just dope up and sleep it off. All i ate for 4 days was mash potatoes.

PZelda · 01-12-2007, 12:52 PM

Thanks, everybody!

It's sounding like a good thing that I'm going to be sedated for my surgery.

I have to go in at 7:30 in the morning(!), and I can not eat or drink ANYTHING AT ALL starting eight hours before the surgery. I need to brush my teeth before I go in, but no drinking water. Damn, that'll be hard for me.

I got some codeine when I sprained my wrist really badly in May of 2005, and the codeine didn't do jack for me (just made me sleepy, didn't kill the pain). So thank goodness I'm getting Vicodin, post-op. Maybe these damn things will ACTUALLY work for me.

I didn't get a lot of feedback regarding how you guys feel now that you don't have your wisdoms anymore. It's hard for me to remember what my mouth felt, pre-wisdoms (2001 and earlier). I do remember that I had a lot more gaps between my teeth before they came in, and the wisdoms pushed everything into place. I'm just hoping that my mouth doesn't revert back to what it looked like, pre-wisdom teeth.

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Lex Luthor · 01-12-2007, 01:12 PM

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Originally Posted by PZelda

I didn't get a lot of feedback regarding how you guys feel now that you don't have your wisdoms anymore. It's hard for me to remember what my mouth felt, pre-wisdoms (2001 and earlier). I do remember that I had a lot more gaps between my teeth before they came in, and the wisdoms pushed everything into place. I'm just hoping that my mouth doesn't revert back to what it looked like, pre-wisdom teeth.

It was weird, definately spent a few weeks playing with the hole in back of my mouth. Gotta be careful the first little while to keep the food clear to. A friend of mine had the shin grow over and there was food underneaeth, had to go back and get it drained.

MsOrange · 01-12-2007, 01:17 PM

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Originally Posted by PZelda

I didn't get a lot of feedback regarding how you guys feel now that you don't have your wisdoms anymore. It's hard for me to remember what my mouth felt, pre-wisdoms (2001 and earlier). I do remember that I had a lot more gaps between my teeth before they came in, and the wisdoms pushed everything into place. I'm just hoping that my mouth doesn't revert back to what it looked like, pre-wisdom teeth.

it didn't bother me. Until the holes, i guess fill in, i did have a problem getting food stuck back there, but you adapt and get use to it. I don't have a problem at all now. I can't picture having teeth back there now!

¤I Love Clay Aiken¤ · 01-12-2007, 01:20 PM

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Originally Posted by PZelda

Thanks, everybody!

It's sounding like a good thing that I'm going to be sedated for my surgery.

I have to go in at 7:30 in the morning(!), and I can not eat or drink ANYTHING AT ALL starting eight hours before the surgery. I need to brush my teeth before I go in, but no drinking water. Damn, that'll be hard for me.

I got some codeine when I sprained my wrist really badly in May of 2005, and the codeine didn't do jack for me (just made me sleepy, didn't kill the pain). So thank goodness I'm getting Vicodin, post-op. Maybe these damn things will ACTUALLY work for me.

I didn't get a lot of feedback regarding how you guys feel now that you don't have your wisdoms anymore. It's hard for me to remember what my mouth felt, pre-wisdoms (2001 and earlier). I do remember that I had a lot more gaps between my teeth before they came in, and the wisdoms pushed everything into place. I'm just hoping that my mouth doesn't revert back to what it looked like, pre-wisdom teeth.

As for feedback pre wisdoms, mine were all impacted. I actually didnt have to get them taken out since they didnt bother me, but they said better to get them removed now then later especially if it caused complications. The first few weeks though I refused to put my tongue in the holes because that freaked me out.

PZelda · 01-12-2007, 02:57 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ¤I Love Clay Aiken¤

http://www.sitcomsonline.com/boards/...ghlight=wisdom

It HURT.

Good GOD. I thought you had your wisdoms pulled in 2005. I mean, yeah, I remember when you told us about getting yours pulled, but I was soooooo sure it was in '05 and not '04. Wow, everything just runs together for me now.

I would be FREAKED if I had impacted tooth.

It's bad enough that the roots of my wisdoms are ****ed up.

I've NEVER needed seriously major dental work. No braces, mine came in just fine (I was the only sibling in my family that didn't need braces

). I only needed to get two fillings done, and that was a LOOOOONG time ago, when I was roughly 14 (I'm 21 now). That's it, really. So this will be the first seriously major piece of dental work I'm having done.

01-12-2007, 01:36 AM	#1
PZelda Two Valeries! <3 Forum Addict Join Date: Jul 15, 2002 Location: I'm STILL missing NYC. :( Posts: 78,223	Your experience with wisdom teeth surgery So. I'm having my wisdom teeth surgery next Friday -- that's 19 January 2007, BTW. I'm actually looking forward to it. I'm not nervous AT ALL. It was a very long time in coming for me, as I have been dealing with constant on-and-off pain associated with my wisdom teeth since the first pair [on my left side] started growing in, back in late 2001. The other two eventually came in, too- the third tooth finished coming in when I was 18, at the end of 2003. The final one FINALLY showed its [s]face[/s] tooth right before I left for NYC in the spring of last year. I was pretty fortunate - none of my wisdoms are impacted, they didn't come in sideways, etc. They LOOK straight if you look into my mouth, but the roots are pretty **ed up. The root of my bottom left tooth is SEVERELY crooked (luckily, they're pointing AWAY from the molar in front of it, according to my teeth X-rays), and the other three are crooked too but not as bad as that one tooth in question. Still, though, they have to come out and I want** them to come out. Stupid constant pain. Ugh. Anyway, they will be sedating me via IV for the half-hour procedure, and I'm going to have to stay at the surgery place for a bit after the surgery to recover, get painkillers, etc. before they send me home. I'm also going to need round-the-clock supervision to make sure nothing bad happens to me. So, I'm wondering -- for these of you who have had your wisdoms pulled, I would like to hear about it. How bad were your wisdoms before they were pulled? What method was used? How did you recover from it? (fairly painlessly- didn't need to use many painkillers... Or, BY GOD, GIVE ME THE DAMN VICODIN!!!! I'M IN PAIN!!!!! etc) Anything else? Oh yeah, and how do YOU feel now that you don't have 'em? I"m looking forward to finally having more space in my mouth again- it is too damn crowded in there and I have a hard time already opening my mouth alllll the way to brush these little buggers. Again, I'm not nervous. It's time for a half-decade of tooth trouble to come to a close.
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01-12-2007, 02:05 AM	#2
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01-12-2007, 03:05 AM	#7
sara Member Senior Member Join Date: May 21, 2002 Location: grandville michigan Posts: 2,296	Only one of my wisdom teeth ever came in, it was inpacted though. I didn't have an IV just a shot of novacain, I was really sore when that wore off. They gave me codine but it made me sick and kinda loopy so after the first day I just took advil. I was lucky, both of my brothers had all 4 of their wisdom teeth impacted. They were both totally knocked out for that.
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01-12-2007, 10:59 AM	#8
gilligan fanatic Born to Be Bad Forum Fanatic Join Date: May 06, 2001 Location: down by the Lagoon Posts: 9,954	I had my out three years ago. I was in no pain at all. I took to many pain killers though and I slept for about three days after though. I would sleep for about ten hours wake up and eat soup and go back to sleep. The next week though I couldn't sleep because of how much I had the week before.
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01-12-2007, 01:08 PM	#11
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01-12-2007, 02:05 AM	#3
dawsongirl Member Forum Icon Join Date: Jan 04, 2001 Posts: 53,140	Mine were fine, but they were sideways according to the x-rays, so my dentist just said pull them before they start coming in. My parents spent too much money on braces for those worthless teeth to come in and screw everything up. I had all 4 yanked at the same time. I went under, and when I woke up I had no idea where I was and I cried all the way home for no reason. lol The pain was pretty annoying. 4 Advil pain (the Tylenol w/ Codiene they gave me made me sick). The worst part I think was the after...having to stick gauze and tea bags in your mouth all the time...dry sockets...rincing your mouth with some stuff that if you used it too much it turned your teeth yellow...AND NOT BEING ABLE TO EAT ANYTHING SOLID. I was so sick of milkshakes and jello.

01-12-2007, 02:13 AM	#4
Br26 Insert witty title Frequent Poster Join Date: Jul 19, 2006 Location: CA Posts: 148	A long time ago I had to have some teeth removed so I could fit into braces. I got the surgery done (I remember it being on October 13th..really unlucky). I also had to be put on an IV- something I have never done before. I was really nervous because I didnt like needles..I got through it, and the whole procedure actually just took about 15 minutes. They told me that I might not need to have my wisdom teeth removed, and at 19 I can feel them growing, but I don't have any pain right now.

01-12-2007, 02:36 AM	#5
Jrnygrl Member Forum 4000 Club Member Join Date: Nov 03, 2003 Location: wheel in the sky Posts: 4,540	Had it done about 5 years ago, mine was like yours roots all screwy, but I had no problems after, didn't need the codine he prescribed. Like someone said the worst part is hearing them work on it, they had to use a mallet to crack mine a little.

01-12-2007, 02:58 AM	#6
AKA Member Forum Star Join Date: Dec 17, 2001 Posts: 15,746	I know you remember this, but this thread is a good chronicle of what I went through.

01-12-2007, 11:38 AM	#9
MsOrange Bringin' Sexy Back Forum Veteran Join Date: Dec 27, 2004 Posts: 6,133	I had mine cut, not pulled, so they put me to sleep. BEST SLEEP I'VE EVER GOTTEN IN MY LIFE! I was completely drugged out, and Jonathan said when I woke up, I tried to put the moves on him right there in the recovery room. He said he had to hold my arms down, cause I kept trying to get up and "rape him" . Of course, I remember this only vaguley. It was kind of like an out-of-body experience for me. I saw myself acting like this, but couldn't stop myself. The pain medicine they gave me was fabulous too! I sound like a druggy, The only real pain is afterwards, like the 2nd or 3rd day was the worse. And it's more of an uncomfortable soreness. Just dope up and sleep it off. All i ate for 4 days was mash potatoes.

01-12-2007, 12:52 PM	#10
PZelda Two Valeries! <3 Forum Addict Join Date: Jul 15, 2002 Location: I'm STILL missing NYC. :( Posts: 78,223	Thanks, everybody! It's sounding like a good thing that I'm going to be sedated for my surgery. I have to go in at 7:30 in the morning(!), and I can not eat or drink ANYTHING AT ALL starting eight hours before the surgery. I need to brush my teeth before I go in, but no drinking water. Damn, that'll be hard for me. I got some codeine when I sprained my wrist really badly in May of 2005, and the codeine didn't do jack for me (just made me sleepy, didn't kill the pain). So thank goodness I'm getting Vicodin, post-op. Maybe these damn things will ACTUALLY work for me. I didn't get a lot of feedback regarding how you guys feel now that you don't have your wisdoms anymore. It's hard for me to remember what my mouth felt, pre-wisdoms (2001 and earlier). I do remember that I had a lot more gaps between my teeth before they came in, and the wisdoms pushed everything into place. I'm just hoping that my mouth doesn't revert back to what it looked like, pre-wisdom teeth.